We’re pleased to announce the appointment of David Wheadon, MD, to our Board of Directors. Dr. Wheadon is a physician and psychiatrist with more than three decades of experience in regulatory affairs, clinical strategy, and global health policy at multinational companies across the pharmaceutical industry, including AstraZeneca, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly. https://lnkd.in/enBNsc3a
Seaport Therapeutics
Biotechnology Research
Boston, MA 3,670 followers
We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the development of novel neuropsychiatric medicines.
About us
Seaport Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing the development of novel neuropsychiatric medicines in areas of high unmet patient needs. We have a proven strategy of advancing clinically validated mechanisms previously held back by limitations we overcome with our proprietary Glyph technology platform. All the therapeutic candidates in our pipeline of first and best-in-class medicines are based on the Glyph platform, which is uniquely designed to enable oral bioavailability, bypass first-pass metabolism and reduce hepatotoxicity and other side effects. We are led by an experienced team that was involved in inventing and developing KarXT and other neuropsychiatric medicines, and are guided by an extensive network of renowned scientists, clinicians and key opinion leaders. For more information, please visit www.seaporttx.com or connect with us on X (formerly Twitter) @SeaportTx
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www.SeaportTx.com
External link for Seaport Therapeutics
- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
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- Privately Held
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6 Tide Street
Suite 400
Boston, MA 02210, US
Employees at Seaport Therapeutics
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On #WorldBrainDay, we raise awareness about optimal brain health, including the importance of treating #mentalhealth conditions. At Seaport, we are passionate about helping the millions of people struggling with serious mental health issues, including #depression and #anxiety. We honor this day by reinforcing our commitment to advancing the development of novel #neuropsychiatric medicines in areas of high unmet patient needs and to help alleviate the mental health burden facing millions of people and their families.
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We are pleased to welcome Antony Loebel, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer and President of Clinical Development, and Lana Gladstein, J.D. as General Counsel at Seaport. A CNS drug development expert, Dr. Loebel was the former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals. An experienced attorney, Lana brings over two decades of legal expertise, including corporate governance, navigating M&A transactions, licensing and partnerships, and intellectual property matters. Commenting on the appointments, Daphne Zohar, Founder and CEO of Seaport said: “I’m delighted to welcome two more outstanding members to our senior executive team. As we design and run studies to advance our clinical-stage pipeline of novel therapeutics focused on important mental health conditions, Tony’s deep understanding of neuropsychiatric drug development builds on our team’s distinct advantages. We are rapidly growing our company and Lana’s experience across all facets of legal, including corporate governance, transactions, and IP, will be an important resource to Seaport. I’m thrilled to have both Tony and Lana onboard.” https://lnkd.in/exdWvKai
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Nice overview by Nature Biotech of next-generation psychedelic drugs including SPT-348, a prodrug of a non-hallucinogenic neuroplastogen. Across our clinical-stage pipeline, we're advancing candidates to treat #depression, #anxiety & other #neuropsychiatric disorders. https://lnkd.in/e26KpcTb
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Our Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Michael C. Chen will present data from multiple clinical trials of SPT-300 at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting (#SOBP2024). The data summarizes some of the evidence supporting the core mechanisms of SPT-300 and support our planned studies in mood and #anxiety disorders, including anxious #depression https://bit.ly/3JReH4Q
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We're pleased to welcome Denice Torres, JD (previously Karuna, J&J, Lilly) to our Board & announce the executive appointments of Eric Green, MBA (previously Alnylam) as Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder Michael C. Chen, PhD, (previously PureTech) as Chief Scientific Officer.
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Join us in recognizing #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, an initiative to bring attention to the importance of #mentalhealth. Major #depression and #anxiety disorders are among the most common, disabling and potentially fatal of all medical conditions. At Seaport, we are dedicated to solving the challenges of treating serious mental health conditions and bringing new medicines to those that are suffering from depression, anxiety and other #neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Earlier this week, our CEO Daphne Zohar joined Douglas Banks, Barry Greene, Sharon Cunningham and Michael Nally on the main stage at MassBio’s State of Possible Conference for the Success in Choppy Waters panel discussion. It was an inspiring day that brought together the local biopharma community to discuss the important issues facing our industry and how we can work collectively to deliver important new medicines to patients. #StateOfPossible2024
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We’re pleased to launch Seaport Therapeutics today with the closing of a $100 million oversubscribed Series A financing round, co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Sofinnova Investments Investments, along with Third Rock Ventures and Seaport founder PureTech Health. Seaport is founded and led by a team of industry veterans that were involved in inventing and advancing KarXT and other neuropsychiatric medicines, including Daphne Zohar, Founder, CEO and Board Member, and Steven Paul, Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors. The financing will support the rapid advancement of Seaport’s clinical-stage pipeline of novel neuropsychiatry medicines in areas of high unmet patient needs. https://bit.ly/3TPnU2b
Seaport Therapeutics Launches with $100 Million Oversubscribed Series A Financing Round to Advance Novel Neuropsychiatric Medicines
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